4x founder

Philip Johnston

Co-Founder & CEO @ Starcloud

Co-founder

Starcloud· Summer 2024🇺🇸 Redmond, Washington, United States

in LinkedIn 𝕏 @philipjohnston

2026Co-founder· Fermi Explorer

Founder · since 2009

Company

Fermi Explorer

Role

Co-Founder & CEO

current

Stage

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no public source

Raised

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no public source

Based

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Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role

Source: LinkedIn work history

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Starcloud

Data centers in space

Summer 2024

Experience

Career

Starcloud
Co-founder
Co-Founder & CEO · Redmond, WA · 2024 – Present
2024
Fermi Explorer
Co-founder
Co-Founder & CEO · 2026 – Present
2026
Opontia (acquired by Perfection)
Co-founder
Co-Founder, Co-CEO, & Board Chair · 2020 – 2023
2020
McKinsey & Company
Associate · Dubai · 2019 – 2021
2019
Harvard University
Student Body President · Cambridge, MA · 2018 – 2019
2018
Bain & Company
Summer Associate · Dubai · 2018
2018
Harvard University
Teaching Fellow, Entrepreneurial Finance · Cambridge, MA · 2017
2017
Blue Haven Initiative
Venture Capital, Summer Associate · Nairobi, Kenya · 2017
2017
Knife Capital
Venture Capital Investment Associate · Cape Town & Johannesburg, South Africa · 2015 – 2016
2015
BNP Paribas CIB
Algorithmic Trader, Vice President · Singapore, London and New York · 2010 – 2015
2010
United Nations
Summer Analyst · Manhattan, New York City · 2010
2010
International House
Founder
Community Leader · Manhattan, New York City · 2009 – 2010
2009
Goldman Sachs
Summer Analyst · London, United Kingdom · 2008
2008

Bio

Philip is a second-time founder who previously spent time at McKinsey & Co. working on satellite projects for national space agencies. Philip has an MPA in National Security & Technology from Harvard University, an MBA from Wharton, an MA in Applied Mathematics & Theoretical Physics from Columbia University, and is a CFA Charter holder.